greek antiquities Tag

  Understanding the basic diet of the ancient world helps in understanding the cultural values of the various civilizations. The basic ancient diet consisted of cereals, legumes, oil, and wine, supplemented by vegetables, meat or fish, and some other items, like salt and honey. There are some ideas...

Deep within a forest of olives in Greece, an asclepio, or an ancient healing center, was discovered - but one that has not been recorded in any ancient or modern source, explains archaeologist Xeni Arapogianni. It's an entirely new discovery that tells us a tremendous amount about the ancient...